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• Badger, John. Fidelity Home Inspections, Kennesaw, GA. Personal interview. December 18, 2007.
• Fossel, Les. Les Fossel Home Restoration Resources, Alna, Maine. Personal interview. December 18, 2007.
• Mirsky, Steve. "An Earth without people." Scientific American. July 2007. http://scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=2691D716
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• Weisman, Alan. "The World Without Us." St. Martin's Press. July 10, 2007. ISBN 0-312-34729-4.